Drivers are also complaining that the enforcement is dangerous to them and to the officers.

Under Florida law drivers must yield to allow a pedestrian to cross in a crosswalk.

The drivers who zoom on by are flagged down.

In several recent crosswalk operations, a plain-clothes deputy can be seen walking across the street trying to catch lawbreakers.

He is not just looking for speeders but drivers who put others in danger.

"They have actually got a weapon in front of them that they are driving," said Orange County Sheriff Sgt. Tony Molina.

Nathan Rodriguez was ticketed for failing to yield to the pedestrian in the crosswalk and said he doesn't think he did anything wrong.

"No, I thought the guy was crazy for walking across like that," said Rodriguez.

Since last summer, the Orange county sheriff's office has been setting up sting operations and handing drivers $164 fines and three points on their licenses.

"I think he may have been endangering himself and maybe me, because I clearly saw him kind of jump out in front of me," said Riley Davis.

One driver nearly ran over a deputy.

The head of this detail said it's run safely, for drivers and for officers. He also said it is not improper because the crosswalk operation does not compel someone to do something they might not ordinarily do.

"A lot of them feel that it is entrapment but if you are following the laws and you are driving the way you are supposed to be, then you won't hit anybody and you won't get stopped," said Molina.

Some drivers are fighting it.

"I told the officer I thought it was entrapment," said Patricia Swann.

Patricia Swann challenged her ticket.

The crosswalk where Swann got her ticket is on Pine Hills Road. She said the officer dressed in civilian clothes was not crossing the street. If he was, she would have stopped.

Instead, Swann said he simply stepped off the curb and stopped.

Her attorney, Dennis Salvagio, argued the officer could have caused a wreck injuring himself and numerous drivers.

A judge tossed out the case because the deputies never showed up for court.

"I think the fact that they did not show up, speaks volumes," said Salvagio.

"I think it was probably because they did not think they had a case," said Swann. "I was relieved and glad that what should have happened, did happen, and they dismissed the charges."

The sheriff's office called it a mix-up in scheduling and they vow to continue the undercover stings to ticket drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians.